Olympic El Qanah FC
Full name | Olympic El Qanah FC | ||
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Nickname(s) | Qanah | ||
Founded | 1935 | ||
Ground |
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia Stadium Ismailia, Egypt | ||
Capacity | 18,525 | ||
Chairman | Mohab Mamish | ||
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League | Egyptian Second Division | ||
2013–14 | 10th (Group 2) (relegated) | ||
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Al-Quanah is an Egyptian football club based in Ismailia, Egypt. They are currently a member of the Egyptian Premier League after being promoted in 2013 from the Egyptian Premier B.
History
The club was founded in 1935 as a group of Ismailia born contractors formed a football team calling it "Badran Club", that team included Ismail Abougrisha, Mohamed Abougrisha, Sayed Hamed, Darwish Othman and Ibrahim Al-Samalouty which took part in the Canal Region league with the likes of Ismaily, Masry Port Said, The Greek club, Port Fouad.
In 1948 the club members succeeded to convince the board of the Suez Canal company to merge the Badran club with the company to form "Olympic El Qanal" with the Frenchman Paul Blan as a president to take part in the league.
The team promoted to the Egyptian Premier League on season 1953–54, and played for 27 seasons on the top flight.
Titles
Egypt Cup: (1)
- 1963–64
Egyptian League Cup: (1) (Record)
Current squad
As of 1 January 2014[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/egy00.html
- ↑ "Squad Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
External links
- El Ismailia Official Website (Arabic)